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Partridge asked the woman for the time and then stabbed her in the abdomen, prosecutors charged.

While police were transporting Partridge to jail, he admitted to the stabbing and said he’d done it because he “does not understand Billings and he is unhappy with the VA and his living conditions,” charges state.

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The woman was treated at the Billings Clinic emergency room for her wounds.

Partridge’s criminal case has been suspended after his Warm Springs commitment. The judge must review his status within 90 days.

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